Simone McAullay

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Simone McAullay
Born (1976-04-14) 14 April 1976 (age 45)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Simone McAullay (born 14 April 1976) is an Australian actress.

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Born in Perth, Western Australia, McAullay auditioned for the Actors Centre in Sydney from where she graduated in 2000. From 2003 until 2006, when the programme was cancelled, she played the role of Senior Constable Susie Raynor on Blue Heelers . [1]

In 2007, McAullay appeared in a recurring role as Vivian Anderson on Home and Away for 15 episodes. [2] She returned to Home and Away in April 2008 for five episodes. She portrayed forensic policewoman Jessica Mackay in The Strip for Nine Network in 2008. [3]

In 2013, she appeared in the role of hotelier Becca Fisher in the high-profile ITV murder drama series Broadchurch . [4] In 2014, she had guest roles as Janine, a nurse, in episode 7 of The Smoke on Sky1, in the special episode of The IT Crowd and as Ruth Culver in episode 40 of Holby City . McAullay joined the cast of Home and Away again in 2019, playing Teresa Masterson. [5]

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNote
2001 Crash Palace Angie McIntyeTV series (1 episode)
Invincible Mrs. HarrisonFilm
2003–2006 Blue Heelers Susie Raynor TV series (101 episodes)
2007–2008 Home and Away Viv AndersonTV series (9 episodes)
2008 The Strip Jessica MackayTV series (13 episodes)
2013–2015 Broadchurch Becca FisherTV series (14 episodes)
2013 The IT Crowd Shop AssistantTV series (1 episode)
2014 The Smoke JanineTV series (1 episode)
Holby City Ruth CulverTV series (1 episode)
2015 Count Arthur Strong AnnabelEpisode 2.7 "Fame at Last"
2016 The Coroner Jess PhelpsEpisode 2.1 "The Drop Zone"
2019 Home and Away Teresa Masterson TV series
2019 The Commons Francesca BoulayTV series

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